Not a trainer this time.

Chapter 686: The growth of Xiaoshu, the visit of Xiaoqing

"Are you ready?" Naoki asked.

"I'm ready!" Xiaoshu clenched his fists, his face full of fighting spirit.

The Burning Bug, Dratini, and Tailebagos on the side also made fighting moves in response to Xiaoshu's words.

Naoki: "..."

Taile Bagos, please don’t come here and cause trouble, okay?
“Hahaha!” Seeing this scene, Adek laughed out loud: “Great, you are full of energy! Since Xiaoshu wants to attend the class so much, let’s start now!”

"Great!" Xiaoshu and several Pokémon around him cheered.

The class was held in an open space in the ranch.

Adek folded his arms, the Vulcan Moth floating beside him.

Xiaoshu was standing opposite, holding the Burning Bug and the Dratini.

Naoki, Gul'ton, Uruk-chan and other Pokémon stood on the other side and watched.

"Before we formally cultivate the burning bug, first of all, we need to find out some information about the burning bug." Adek said slowly: "Xiaoshu, do you know what the characteristics of the burning bug are?"

Xiaoshu immediately raised her hand: "They are the body of fire and the premonition of insects!" Her father had told her about this before!
"That's right!" Adek nodded. "When the Burning Bug enters combat mode, the fire power in its body will gush out and cover its entire body. When the opponent's Pokémon touches it, it will be burned by the terrible flames."

"And the Insect Premonition will greatly increase the attack power of the Burning Bug's insect-attribute moves. The more its physical strength is reduced, the stronger the insect power in its body will be. In this state, the Burning Bug can use powerful insect-attribute moves."

"So, little tree, do you know what the characteristic of your burning worm is?" Adek looked at the little tree and the burning worm and asked.

Xiaoshu carefully recalled his special training and battle with the burning bugs.

At that time, the burning insect's body will become very hot.

Once after a battle, when she wanted to touch the burning bug, she was almost burned by it.

"It's a body of fire!" replied the little tree.

"It seems that you know a lot about burning bugs!" Adeke smiled and said, "Yes, its characteristic is a body of fire."

"As a Fire and Bug Pokémon, Burning Bug will have an attribute advantage when fighting against Steel, Grass, Ice, Fairy, Fighting, and Bug Pokémon. At this time, Burning Bug's attacks will often cause terrible damage to the opponent."

"But correspondingly, every advantage has its disadvantages. When the Burning Bug faces Flying, Rock, and Water Pokémon, it will be at a great disadvantage."

"As a qualified trainer, you can't let Pokémon only fight in advantageous positions. When facing disadvantageous positions, you must also use Pokémon's other moves to counterattack."

"Haha, of course, it's a little early to say this now. The most important thing for the burning insect right now is to cultivate its flame temperature and let it train its flame more."

"When the flame rises to a certain temperature, it will evolve into the legendary [God of Fire]."

"As for the method of cultivating the intensity of the burning insect's flame...your uncle just happens to have a secret technique here." Adek said with a smile.

He has mentored many young trainers in his life, like Lian Wu, but he has never met a trainer who also uses the Burning Bug.

Because of this, this secret technique has never been passed on to outsiders.

But now, the little tree appeared.

This secret skill of his can definitely be further developed in Xiaoshu's hands, allowing the burning insect to grow into an even more powerful champion-level Vulcan Moth!

If Xiaoshu was not Naoki's daughter, Adek would even want to take her in as his personal disciple and train her by his side.

It’s a pity that she is Naoki’s daughter, and Naoki will personally help her cultivate the Pokémon around her.

But it doesn't matter. Given his relationship with Naoki, he would be happy to impart all his knowledge to him even if he doesn't accept him as a disciple.

"Little Tree, you have to listen carefully!" said Adek.

Xiao Shu frowned, looking a little distressed: "Uncle Adek just said a lot, Xiao Shu hasn't remembered it all yet..."

Adek laughed out loud: "Don't worry, I have written all this knowledge in this book. If you don't remember anything, you can look it up in the book. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me at any time."

As he spoke, Adek took out a red-covered notebook.

It can be seen that he made sufficient preparations before coming to the Padya area.

Xiaoshu took the book from Adek's hand in a daze. Uncle Adek was so good to her!

"Xiaoshu, thank your uncle." Naoki reminded.

Xiao Shu finally came to his senses and said, "Thank you, uncle!"

"Hahaha!" Adek laughed loudly, then reached out and touched Xiaoshu's head: "I'm really looking forward to your performance when you grow up!"

"Yes! Xiaoshu and everyone will definitely work hard together!" Xiaoshu nodded his head vigorously.

Naoki stood aside and watched the scene with a smile.

Adek stayed at the ranch for nearly a month.

During this period, the little tree and the burning worm have been practicing under the guidance of Adek.

With the guidance of professional trainers, Adek's secret techniques, and Naoki's delicious food, the strength of the Burning Bug grew rapidly.

On a sunny day, Naoki personally tested the changes in the intensity of the flames inside the burning insect.

It turned out that compared to a month ago, the temperature and power of the burning insect's flame had increased by at least three times!
It's really scary to have improved to this level in just one month.

But maybe this is because the burning worms are hatched from the breeding tree house?

"Dad, how is it?" Little Tree asked expectantly while holding the burning bug.

"I must thank your Uncle Adek later." Naoki gave a thumbs up.

"Ok!"

That’s all. Xiaoshu’s kindergarten life is busy and fulfilling.

Every morning and afternoon, Naoki would take her to kindergarten to learn literacy and some basic knowledge, and then return to the ranch for a nap.

After school in the afternoon, I will come back to train hard with Burning Bug.

At night, Xiaoshu would hold Dratini in his arms while sleeping, and use the power of dragon control to help Dratini increase his strength.

Although Dragonite was very envious of the progress of the Burning Worm, it was not jealous. Instead, it practiced even harder, wanting to catch up with the Burning Worm.

This is not an unattainable goal. With the power of dragon riding, sooner or later it will be able to catch up with the burning insect.

The temperature gradually rises, the cicadas chirp again in the back mountain, and the river gurgles, and the hot summer arrives again.

The kindergarten is on summer vacation.

On this day, when Xiaoshu was listening to Erguiyan telling the story of its past in Kitakami Township at the ranch, the ranch suddenly welcomed an unexpected guest.

Standing under the eaves, Naoki looked at the girl with Gulden in front of him and was stunned for a moment.

That is...Xiaoqing.

"Mr. Naoki, excuse me!" Xiaoqing bent down and greeted him politely.

Xiaoshu lay behind Naoki, secretly looking at this strange older sister.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Naoki came to his senses and invited the person in.

"Please come in!"

Xiaoqing thanked him again, and then took Gulden into the living room. As soon as Gulden came in, he immediately sensed a terrifying yet familiar aura.

It turned its head tremblingly, and saw the Gulden who had fought against four people alone was staring at it with his golden pupils.

"Ahhh..."

Gu Leton shrank back behind Xiaoqing in fear.

"Gulden, calm down." Naoki looked at his own Gulden.

So Leton then restrained his aura.

"I'm very sorry, your Gultun had some conflicts with my Gultun when we were in Area Zero." Naoki said.

Xiaoqing didn't know what to do for a moment. She thought about it, then took out the Poké Ball and took Gulden back.

My sister Ai Butler brought a cup of tea to the guest.

Naoki asked, "What's the matter with your visit today?"

Xiaoqing nodded and said, "It's like this, Mr. Naoki. I heard from the Chief about what you did in Area Zero before. I came here this time to ask you about the origin of Tai Crystallization."

"In this world, it's not just Area Zero that has Taicrystallization. I heard that in a faraway place called Kitakami Township, there is also an area where Pokémon can Taicrystallize. I plan to go there to investigate later."

Hearing this, Naoki was slightly startled.

At this moment, Xiao Shu suddenly came over and asked curiously, "Beishang Township? Isn't that Ergui's hometown?"

"Boni~!" Erguiyan also ran over and stood beside Xiaoshu.

Three Tailebagos followed the little tree and cast curious glances at the girl sitting on the sofa.

Xiaoqing looked at the little girl, the Pokémon in green clothes, and the three mysterious Pokémon that she had never seen before in surprise.

At this moment, Naoki looked at Xiaoqing and Xiaoshu in front of him, and he suddenly realized that the time had come.

The girl with Gulden and the girl with Tailebagos recorded in Dr. Olin's notes...

The next second, Xiao Shu turned around and looked over: "Dad, I want to go to Beishang Township to play too! Er Guiyan said there are delicious sticky cakes there!"

"Boni~!" Erguiyan nodded repeatedly, but then the expression on its face became a little sad.

When the owner was around, he would often bring sticky cakes back from town for it to eat.

"Bonnie..."

Erguiyan suddenly missed the place where he and his master lived.

"Okay, Dad?" Xiaoshu asked coquettishly.

Naoki: "..."

He sighed slowly, but didn't say much. Instead, he stood up and took out a book with a white cover from the bookshelf.

He handed the red book with a white cover to Xiaoqing and said to her:

"Take this book and go to the Jingguang Pond in Beishang Township! There you will find the answers you want to know."

Xiaoqing was slightly stunned when she saw the book, but soon she reacted and thanked him: "I understand, thank you very much, Mr. Naoki!"

"Also, I have one more thing I want to ask you." Naoki said.

"You say."

"This is my daughter, her name is Xiaoshu. I hope you can take her to Beishang Township and help me take good care of her." Naoki said.

Seeing that his father agreed, Xiaoshu was very excited: "I love my father the most!"

Then, she turned to look at Xiaoqing and asked, "Big sister, I'm Xiaoshu, are you a trainer too?"

Xiao Qing was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's right."

A light suddenly flashed in Xiaoshu's eyes: "Shall we have a Pokémon battle?"

Naoki: "..."

He reached out and pulled Xiaoshu back, saying, "Okay, Xiaoshu, this time Daddy promises you that you and Erguiyan will go to Beishang Township to see where it used to live. This big sister will take care of you on the way, and Yan Di and the others will go with you, too."

Xiaoshu looked at Xiaoqing.

Xiaoqing introduced herself: "Hello! I'm Xiaoqing!"

"Hello, Sister Xiaoqing!" Xiaoshu's eyes were filled with anticipation: "Let's travel to Beishang Township together!"

One day later, Xiaoshu, who was on summer vacation, accompanied by Xiaoqing, set out on a journey to Kitakami Township together with Tailebagos, Burning Worm, Dratini, Eruption, Entei, Suicune, and Raigu.

Naoki stood in the pasture and watched them go away.

At a certain moment, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

Maybe he could go along, see Dr. Olin, and tell her everything.

But Naoki was very scared, because he didn't know at which point in time Dr. Olin was in front of him. If something went wrong, it would very likely cause the past to change, thus affecting the future and making everything disappear.

This is a dilemma.

Naoki didn't come to his senses until Xiaoshu and Xiaoqing's figures disappeared into the distance.

Gulden, who was standing by, seemed to have sensed Naoki's mood and said, "Ah, gah!"

It never blamed Naoki.

On the contrary, it is precisely because we have experienced so many things that our present life seems so precious.

In any case, it has returned to Naoki.

Naoki came back to his senses, took a deep breath, and then said slowly:
"Thank you, Motorlizard."

*
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Xiaoshu and Xiaoqing arrived at Cuilv Town by bus and stayed in a hotel in the town.

Xiaoqing sat on the sofa and flipped through the red book with a white cover. From time to time, her eyes cast towards the small tree that was taking care of the Infernape and Dratini, as well as the three legendary Pokémon lying beside it with loving faces.

Xiaoqing: "..."

This child seems to be only six years old this year?
Even Xiaoqing, who had become the champion, couldn't help but feel surprised.

At this moment, she had only one thought in her mind.

——As expected of Mr. Naoki, the number one man in Padia, he arranged such a luxurious Pokémon lineup for his daughter.

Eruption is Naoki's Pokémon. Not to mention Infernape and Dratini, there are just the three Tyragonbags and the three legendary Pokémon.

Yandi, Leigong, Shuijun...

At this time, Xiaoshu had fed the Burning Bugs and the Mini Dragon. She noticed Xiaoqing's gaze and immediately asked, "What's the matter?"

"Sister Xiaoqing, can you have a Pokémon battle with us?"

Xiao Qing was slightly stunned, then nodded and said, "Of course!"

"Great!" Xiaoshu was very excited. She quickly stood up, took Xiaoqing's arm and said, "Let's go now!"

(End of this chapter)